It was 1 boat.
Regardless, based on the news article, it seems they rode it 4 days ago, as the article mentions Splash having significant downtime in the morning the day the author rode. Which didn't occur today.
Regardless of your thoughts on the retheme, criticizing a woman for covering her hair/bracing for impact before the big splash on a flume ride is... strange behavior.
Visited Epcot today (first time in 10 years!) and got to ride Guardians twice. The ride itself is a blast. It’s a blur, and you can’t really tell what’s going on, but spinning around and speeding along though outer space with music blasting is such a rush it doesn’t matter.
That being said…...
Can confirm that the letter sent to employees has no mention of being paid. Although it says some employees may be called in for random shifts during the closure.